Ariel vs Better Days
Better Days has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.1/10 for Ariel). Ariel is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 2h 15m. Ariel is the older of the two (1988 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ariel
Better Days| Ariel | Better Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 13m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance | Crime, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Aki Kaurismäki | Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung |
| Main cast | Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpää, Eetu Hilkamo, Erkki Pajala | Wu Yue, Zhang Xinyi, Yin Fang, Zhou Dongyu, Jackson Yee |
Synopsis
Ariel
A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.
Better Days
A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations.
Where to watch
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